Hector Claveria was charged with bribery, official misconduct and receiving an unlawful benefit. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio, Claveria accepted cash in return for bumping somebody up on the waiting list for an apartment in the Housing Authority.

"The allegation is he generally accepted cash to expedite someone on the waiting list for Section 8 housing," said DeFazio today.

DeFazio would not say how much money Claveria asked for in the alleged bribes, but said it was "a substantial amount of money, over $200, which makes it a second-degree crime."